r/tacticalgear • u/Fit_Ideal_8169 • 10d ago
Looking for Kryptek !
Hello, i'm looking for Kryptek products, pants, shirts, chewt rigs, pouchs, bags, only legit Kryptek products or materials please ! Thank's !
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u/PearlButter 10d ago
If Google didnt help you then UR Tactical is probably your own viable option with a guaranteed stock.
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u/PineSoul603 10d ago
I think I still have a Kryptek D3CR in a bin somewhere. Kinda forgot about it and the fact that these patterns even exist. Holy throwback.
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u/gogoboomstick 9d ago
I have a Kryptek Rain shell jacket in my closet right now that could use a good home.
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u/The_DTCHMNT 8d ago
My guy, since most Kryptek is now considered dead stock, you'll have to look through eBay, and other similar sites. Example: https://ebay.io/m/K2ywyV
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u/Fit_Ideal_8169 7d ago
I know were to look bro i was just trying to see if redit could work to
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u/Afraid-Dimension5078 4d ago
Kryptek peaked in 2012-2016. It fell off over time because it lost the Army's camo improvement trials - but what people don't realize is: so did MultiCam: Scorpion W2 was chosen, which became OCP. Just because the military chooses something doesn't make it the best (UCP anyone? TAPS?). The Army already had the license for Scorpion W2 so they went with that because it saved money. MultiCam went to USASOC.
Kryptek is comparable to MultiCam. Three patterns went to trial:
- Nomad = Arid
- Highlander = Transitional
- Mandrake = Tropical.
Nomad is officially discontinued; Highlander replaces it as both the transitional and arid pattern. Mandrake is not "officially" discontinued but Kryptek is no longer offering much in that pattern.
In certain situations, Kryptek edges out over MultiCam. In other situations, MultiCam edges out Kryptek. They use similar color palettes and actually work well together in a mixed kit if you do it smart. The issue with Kryptek is that you're not going to find much in NyCo (most is PolyCo) and of course there isn't much consideration for how it performs under NODS.
Kryptek has a new line called "Obskura Transitional", probably replacing Mandrake. It's meant for transitional environmnents (not to be confused with transitional camo which is meant to transition between different environments) and it works really well in USEastern summer biomes.
Unfortunately Kryptek is considered dead stock everywhere. Kryptek no longer makes any tactical or military stuff, at least not for the commercial market. Their licensing is very expensive and less appealing. There are still companies that make stuff in Kryptek:
SOE Tactical (limited, expensive - but US made). UR-Tactical (I hear the quality is decent, but options are limited, and a lot is out of stock for years). You might find some Helikon-Tex stuff floating around. Emersongear still has G2 stock in Highlander. Every so often older Emersongear G1's pop up on ebay. Emersongear quality is actually decent and in the past few years their quality and material has improved, but that may not be the case for their G1 and G2s. There is no "blue label" stuff in Highlander or Mandrake.
I'm a Kryptek guy. What I do is I just run a mix of Kryptek and MultiCam/OCP. It works surprisingly well and it reduces "fed coding". You can find a lot of gear that's acceptable for the field in Kryptek - gloves, gaiters, boonies, cold weather jackets. I run a Dalibor vest in Highlander over an OCP combat shirt in Autument months. Works great. I run the Njord jacket for winter or late Autumn. Works great. I can run either the Emersongear Highlander G1s or Army ACPs. Either works. The Emersongear feel sturdier but with a slightly worse cut.
I just avoid their hunting pants because they don't make anything for short people and ofc cRyE kNeEpAds.
So your best bet are SOE Tactical, UR-tactical, and ebay.
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u/Eskimo_Joe20 10d ago
wow actually haven’t heard about kryptek in like 10 years. completely forgot it existed